THE KNO X G.D. F/J/ Volume XXX GALESBURG, ILLINOIS - RUSH ISSUE, 1955 No. 1 Phi Gamma Delta Campus Leader A top fraternity is a well-rounded organization. A house must have leaders in all phases of campus life in order to be considered top on campus. While reading through this list of Phi Gams active in school activities we hope you will recog- nize some of them as your friends. Vice President of the Student Senate-Mac Edwards. Honor Board Members - Chair- Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta man: Don Pickard, and Lynn Nelson. GAMMA DEUTERON CHAPTER President's Round Table - Dan Kimble, Dave Yount and Don Lisio. 218 SOUTH CEDAR STREET Newman Club - Bob Bollinger, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS president, and Ray Fox, vice presi- dent. Board of Publications-Dan Kim- President's Message ble. The purpose of this paper is to introduce to you, the class Knox Student-Managing Editor, Don Pickard. of 1959, to the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. You have Friars - Dan Kimble and Mac already become acquainted with many of our members. We Edwards. would like you now to know more about our fraternity, and its Knox College Sports Publicity members. We hope this paper will serve as an "info sheet" Director-Dan Kimble. answering any questions that may arise about us. The G. D. Fiji Business Manager of Gale-Jack will give you a glimpse of the Gamma Deuteron Chapter of Phi Sterne. Gamma Delta and what we stand for. Assistant Business Manager of Gale-Lynn Nelson. Newton D. Baker defined a fraternity as "an association Letterman's Club Secretary-Dick of men, selected in their college days by a democratic process Gappen. because of their adherence to common ideals and aspirations." Zetterburg Award Winners- Al This is one of our main goals. A well-rounded chapter made up Anderson and Don Pickard. of many different personalities bound together by common ideals. Head Waiter-Don Lisio. Scabbard and Blade-Jack Sterne, You will find Phi Gams in every phase of campus life. president, and Wayne Gage, treas- We are represented on all of the athletic teams. Last year we urer. took first or second place in seven out of fourteen all-school intra- Knox Radio Show Staff - John mural activities. Phi Gams are represented in official capacities Walraven, director, and Bob Bol- on the Honor Board, Scabbard and Blade, Knox Student, Knox linger, staff member. Theatre Business Manager-Bill Theatre, Newman Club, Gale, K Club, and the Student Senate. Johnson. Academicly we have a possibility of four Phi Gams from the Sophomore Scholar (1954-55)- class of '56 becoming Phi Beta Kappas. We have also held the Don Pickard. fraternity scholarship cup for six years Yn a row. Wrestling Lettermen - Bill Cobb, This is our introduction, our record-in black and white. Dick Gappen, Dan Kimble and George Blackburn. Needless to say, we are proud of it. Tennis Letterman-Al Anderson. RICK HENKE Basketball Letterman - Jim Mc- Conky. President, Gamma Deuteron Chapter Varsity Football Team Members Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta (Continued on Page 2) Page Two THE G.D. FIJI Rush Issue, 1955 PHI GAMMA DELTA CLASS OF '58 FIRST ROW-(Left to Right)-Hal Grabow, Roger Troutman, Bob Wolff, Al Anderson, Bob Borzello, Chuck German, Bill Rhind, Lowell Schroeder, Paul Corkery. SECOND ROW-Errol Clark, Bill Channon, Harry Chan- non, Ed Ingersoll, Rich Hess, Dick Owens, John Edwards, Deke Paluaka, Ken Turner. THIRD ROW-Mondo Lo- pez, Whit Humphries, John Hennard, Bill Morgan, Pat Lynch, Ed Bates, Bill Johnson, Ted Galovich, Dick Buckley. Which Fraternity PHI GAM LEADERS (Continued from Page 1) Should I Join EXPENSES? for 1955-George Blackburn, Swede Lundgren, Mondo Lopez, Ed Inger- One of the most important factors One thing a rushes must consider soll, Chuck Williams, Jerry Witte, Mac Edwards, Trev Winebright, Ron in the question "Which fraternity before pledging is his capacity of Lowery, Frank Allen and Bob Wolf. should I join?" is the sophomore paying the added expenses of a fra- Baseball Lettermen - Mac Ed- class of that fraternity. Outside of ternity. A Phi Gam pledge pays wards and Swede Lundgren. the friends in one's own class, the friends made in the previous class dues of $18.00 per quarter and upon Golf Letterman-Dick Whitcomb. will be the most significant and per- initiation a fee of $75.00, which in- Track Letterman-Don Lisio. haps the closest. Phi Gamma Delta cludes the price of the pin. An Treasurer of the Senior Class- is particularly proud of its pledge active member pays dues of $21.00 Dave Yount. class of 1954. per quarter. Both pledges and Freshman Counselors-Don Pick- actives pay $6.00 per quarter for ard, Richard Henke and Al Ander- The strongest element in the parlor fees and two charges of $2.00 son. present Fiji sophomore class is that each for payment of the mortgage Proctors-Mac Edwards and Dan of balance. Without going into de- and the building fund. Kimble. tail too much, it might be interesting A member living in "the house" Varsity Football Manager- Ken to see that the activities of these Turner. pays $65.00 for room and $140.00 men range from athletics (twenty- for board per quarter. Sophomore Council Members - four numerals awarded last years) Deke Paluska, Chairman; Bill John- to academic (six honor students) son, Dick Buckley, Whit Humphries and activities (five members of the reaching a decision, you will take a and Paul Corkery. sophomore council). However, it is look at our sophomore class. We Campus Chest Chairman Court in the personality of the individuals think it might help you in forming Newton. where the quality of a pledge class your answer to the question of Student Senate Members - Don actually rests. We hope that in "Which Fraternity?" Lisio, Ken Turner and John Henard.